The best reason to belong to the American Academy of Poets is their periodic delivery of books con­taining the work of new and rising poets. It is both a pleasure and a chal­lenge to acquaint oneself with what is modern and, dare I say it, what is poetry. An MA degree in English/​Creative Writing without the F for Fine between the M and [...]

Don’t let the “cutesy” cover of Firmin fool you. Sam Savage’s first novel, is just about every­thing a serious reader, or a reader with a serious sense of humor, could want. Early on, Firmin tells us, “This is the saddest story I have ever heard. It begins, like all true stories, who knows where.” Fer­nando Krahn’s almost real­istic black [...]